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Cistanche
Genus of flowering plants belonging to the broomrape family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For New World desert hyacinths, see Dipterostemon.
Cistanche is a worldwide genus of holoparasitic desert plants in the family Orobanchaceae. They lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots they parasitize. They are often known as desert hyacinths.[1]
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Cistanche | |
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Cistanche tubulosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Tribe: | Orobancheae |
Genus: | Cistanche |
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Haemodoron Rchb. 1828 |
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